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We can be confident and still be very wrong. That can be insignificant, like when you get lost because you were confident a destination is in one place when it’s in another and you didn’t check your directions. Or it can be more serious, like being confident you turned the power off to a circuit you’re…

Each year, I have chosen a “theme” for our church. These themes give us an opportunity to keep a focus throughout the entire year. Because each theme is based upon a Biblical principle, they do not/should not have an “expiration date.” As we move into the new year of 2021, before I take a few moments…

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— Response to sickness! “We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he hopes he'll never have to use it.” In those days Hezekiah became…

Isaiah 36-39 Good evening church. Thank you for coming out this evening. Apparently we are going to get some more winter weather this evening. Open your Bibles with me to Isaiah chapter 36. I am going to try to move rapidly through this section without leaving any of the detail out. I won’t waste a lot…

What is an Incommunicable Trait? Attributes of God that is not shared (communicated) to others by us, compared to communicable traits (those God shares or communicates with us and are shared by us). Incommunicable (Gods traits we do not share) God’s eternity Inability to Change (Immutable) Omnipresence…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Main Preaching Theme : The life giving power of Jesus the Messiah brings hope, joy, peace and salvation. Scene 1: We celebrate Christmas A special time of year, a time of hope, of joy. Shops fill with things we should not eat. Carols are sung. Most people go on holidays. There is an emphasis on good…

Jeremiah Major prophet - BC 627 -580 Name means “Yahweh Exalts”. Known as the crying prophet Why do you think his nom de plume is the Crying prophet? Preparing the people for the enviable fall of Jerusalem Descendant of Abiathar - banished by Solomon. Baruch is his scribe Call and Mission of Jeremiah…

Mark 11:20-26 THE POWER OF BIBLICAL FAITH Intro : Genuine, biblical faith is a miracle! Faith in God is something we do not possess naturally. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: tells us that faith is “ the gift of God .” God enables us to believe…

Verse 1 This is recorded in Isaiah 38 as well. Those days - Timing - When the Assyrians were still invading Judah. When we look at verse 6 we see that the Assyrians are still a threat when all of this takes place. So Hezekiah the greatest king Judah had since King David is fighting for his own life while…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Introduction Welcome to First Community Church at home, we are so glad that you are here to worship with us in Spirit and in Truth this morning and pray that each one of you is well and resting in God’s amazing grace. As we continue Church at Home, let us remember to take time out to check our emails…

Sunday Scholl Lesson from the Standard Commentary.

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…